Transit Maps: Santa Monica

Historical Map: Pacific Electric Railway System in Southern California, c. 1926 by Jake Berman

September 5, 2018

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1926, California, interurban, Jake Berman, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pacific Electric, San Bernardino, San Fernando, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, streetcar

I’m really enjoying this modern take on a map of the Pacific Electric’s sprawling electric streetcar network by Jake Berman. Obviously based on the period map shown (or an extremely similar one!), it retains a lot of the visual energy of the original – mainly because of the multiple angles used for both the route lines and labels. Normally, this might be something I’d find fault with, but I think it’s totally appropriate here when […]

Photo – Historical Map: Pacific Electric Strip Map

July 22, 2013

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Air Line, California, LA Metro, Los Angeles, Pacific Electric, photo, Santa Monica, streetcar, submission, USA

Submitted by Sam Huddy, who says: This is a strip map of the Santa Monica Air Line that appears on several station platforms along the Expo Line in Los Angeles. As far as I know, this idea is original to the Metro era. As a work of art, the stops are unlabeled, and typical of the PE, it’s unclear what makes some stops “major” or “minor.” Transit Maps says: This is actually a lovely little […]